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Polymer Group Inc Settle Patent Infringement Suit Against Kroger

Polymer Group, Inc. (PGI), announced today that it, through certain of its subsidiaries, settled its lawsuit filed against The Kroger Co. (Kroger), Inter-American Products, Inc. (Inter-American), and U.S. Nonwovens Corp....

26 Aug 2006

Semisouth Open New Silicon Carbide Manufacturing Facility

SemiSouth Laboratories - a silicon carbide research and development company - announced today that it has completed the construction of its new silicon carbide (SiC) manufacturing facility and has completed a large porti...

26 Aug 2006

Silver-Based Biocides Gaining Share in Plastics Market

Global growth in the use of inorganic silver as an antibacterial agent in the plastics market is robust and shows no signs of slowing down, particularly in the U.S., Western Europe, and China, according to the latest mar...

25 Aug 2006

Arch Coal Acquires 25% of DKRW Advanced Fuels

Arch Coal has announced that it has acquired a 25% equity interest in DKRW Advanced Fuels, LLC. In exchange, Arch has agreed to extend its existing option agreement with DKRW Advanced Fuels, to work with DKRW Advanced Fu...

25 Aug 2006

Kodak Licenses OLED Technology to Tohoku Device of Japan

Eastman Kodak Company has announced a licensing agreement with Tohoku Device Co., Ltd. Tohoku Device plans to incorporate Kodak’s organic display technology into white OLED modules for use as backlights in displays...

25 Aug 2006

Huntsman to Cease Heavy Duty Liquids Production at Whitehaven, UK

Huntsman Corporation has announced that it is to cease production of Heavy Duty Liquids (HDL) at its Whitehaven Site around end of September 2006. The long term future of the Whitehaven Site has been in serious doubt ...

25 Aug 2006

Filters Made of Metal From Fraunhofer Institute

Microfilters soon clog up and require elaborate cleaning. A new filter made of a metal fabric simply shakes off the offending deposits. It has an evenly sized pore structure of a defined granularity and is more durable t...

25 Aug 2006

New Flame Retardant Provides Effective Shield

It’s all a question of the right recipe – in chemistry as in breadbaking: the finished result should be crusty, but not burnt. In the next generation of chemical flame retardants, nanoparticles incorporated i...

25 Aug 2006

A New Optical Sorting Method for Diamonds

Precious stones are hard to see when they are extracted from the mine: They are hidden among masses of bedrock. A new sorting plant retrieves the precious diamonds and even detects the particularly valuable pure white an...

25 Aug 2006

Fraunhofer Institute Models Turbulent Formation of Fiber Mats

From car interiors to diapers – non-woven tissues are used every-where. Manufacturers are aiming to produce increasingly hard-wearing non-woven tissues from as little plastic as possible. A simulation model has bee...

25 Aug 2006

Ceramic Fuel Cells That Can be Manufactured in One Piece

Micro fuel cells are already being acclaimed as an alternative to batteries. However, producing them from hundreds of tiny separate parts is complex and expensive. An alternative is now available: ceramic fuel cells that...

25 Aug 2006

Chinese Scientists Make Breakthrough in Converting Coal to Petrochemicals

A research project on dimethyl ether/methanol-to-olefin (DMTO) technique jointly developed by the CAS Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics and two local firms has achieved a landmark research breakthrough. As announced a...

25 Aug 2006

BASF to Build Production Center for Electronic Materials in Ludwigshafen

BASF has started construction of a new integrated production plant for process chemicals for the semiconductor industry. BASF is investing a double-digit million euro sum in the Electronic Material Center Europe in Ludwi...

25 Aug 2006

Alcan Opens New U.S.$42.6 Million Packaging Facility in North Carolina

Alcan has officially opened its new US$42.6 million packaging facility in Reidsville Industrial Park, North Carolina, U.S.A. following its investment decision in July 2005. The new plant, called Alcan Packaging North Car...

25 Aug 2006

New Funding for Silicon Light

Si-Light Technologies Ltd, a spin-out company from the University of Surrey (UniS) has announced that it has received equity seed funding worth £150,000 ($284,000) from the Cascade Fund to develop silicon-based lig...

25 Aug 2006

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The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

The global semiconductor market has entered an exciting period. Demand for chip technology is both driving the industry as well as hindering it, with current chip shortages predicted to last for some time. Current trends will likely shape the future of the industry, which is set to continue to show

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

The primary distinction between graphene-based batteries and solid-state batteries lies in the composition of either electrode. Although the cathode is commonly changed, carbon allotropes can also be employed in fabricating anodes.

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

In recent years, the IoT is rapidly being introduced into almost all sectors, but it has particular importance in the EV industry.

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Polymer Group Inc Settle Patent Infringement Suit Against Kroger

Semisouth Open New Silicon Carbide Manufacturing Facility

Silver-Based Biocides Gaining Share in Plastics Market

Arch Coal Acquires 25% of DKRW Advanced Fuels

Kodak Licenses OLED Technology to Tohoku Device of Japan

Huntsman to Cease Heavy Duty Liquids Production at Whitehaven, UK

Filters Made of Metal From Fraunhofer Institute

New Flame Retardant Provides Effective Shield

A New Optical Sorting Method for Diamonds

Fraunhofer Institute Models Turbulent Formation of Fiber Mats

Ceramic Fuel Cells That Can be Manufactured in One Piece

Chinese Scientists Make Breakthrough in Converting Coal to Petrochemicals

BASF to Build Production Center for Electronic Materials in Ludwigshafen

Alcan Opens New U.S.$42.6 Million Packaging Facility in North Carolina

New Funding for Silicon Light

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How Advanced Particulate Monitors are Transforming Real-time Air Quality Management

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High-Throughput Configurable Raman Probes for Versatile Applications

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The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

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Reshaping Metallographic Sample Preparation

How Advanced Particulate Monitors are Transforming Real-time Air Quality Management

Overcoming Challenges and Perfecting Techniques for Accurate XRF Analysis

1Cost-Effective and Environmentally Benign Aluminum-Ion Battery

2Carbon Cloth Electrodes Revolutionize Desalination

3“Dome-Shaped" Superconducting Phase Discovered in a Novel Transition Metal Zirconide

4Microwave Technology Revolutionizes Clean Hydrogen Production

5Engineers Develop Biodegradable Adhesive with Superior Strength

6Converting 2D Kaolinite into 3D Amorphous Cement

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